Houston – – October 15, 2026 -- Bristow Group (NYSE: VTOL) has appointed Paul Armstrong as incoming Chief Operating Officer, Government Services, with a start date of February 22, 2027, to succeed retiring COO Alan Corbett.

Armstrong to join Bristow in February 2027 and work from the United Kingdom

Armstrong is expected to start after completing his current professional commitments. He will be based in the United Kingdom.

Corbett stays through March 2027 to run the handover

Corbett, who had previously announced his retirement, will remain with the company throughout the transition period, anticipated through March 2027. The overlap with Armstrong's start date is about five weeks. Bristow says the arrangement is meant to ensure continuity for customers, employees and other stakeholders.

Orlando – October 15, 2026 -- Private aviation operator NICHOLAS AIR is exhibiting for the first time at the 2026 RTAG National Convention at the Orange County Convention Center, using the event to recruit veteran pilots and maintenance personnel.

NICHOLAS AIR sets up recruitment presence at the veteran aviation charity's flagship event

RTAG describes itself as the world's largest veteran aviation charity. It helps U.S. service members of all experience levels move into civilian careers in flight operations, maintenance and technical disciplines, and it connects corporate partners with the country's largest network of veteran aviation professionals.

NICHOLAS AIR representatives will be on hand to discuss career paths, pilot development and the career benefits of working on the company's flight line. The company says the event helps bridge the gap between military flight training and a career in luxury private aviation.

Delray Beach – October 15, 2026 -- The global rolling stock market will grow from USD 31.69 billion in 2026 to USD 43.74 billion in 2033, a 4.7% CAGR, according to MarketsandMarkets. Fleet replacement, urban rail expansion and rail electrification drive the forecast.

Alstom's order intake nearly doubles to USD 16.7 billion

In FY 2025/26, Alstom recorded USD 16.7 billion in orders, up from USD 8.80 billion in the previous fiscal year, with orders across Europe, the Americas and Asia/Pacific. In September 2026, Alstom and TransPennine Express signed contracts worth more than USD 1.4 billion, including about USD 1.09 billion for 29 battery-electric trainsets.

In July 2026, Siemens Mobility signed a contract worth about EUR 3 billion (roughly USD 3.5 billion) with Italo Holding. It covers 26 Velaro high-speed trains, an option for 14 more and a 30-year service agreement.

Salem – October 15, 2026 -- Agility Robotics' Digit 5 humanoid will run more than 20 hours in a 24-hour day, enabled by a fast-recharge battery system from Nyobolt, the companies announced. The pack delivers 90 minutes of runtime and recharges in 9 minutes.

Digit 5 raises its run-to-charge ratio from 2:1 to 10:1

Digit 4 operated at a 2:1 run-to-charge ratio. Digit 5 reaches 10:1, which Agility says allows more than two shifts in a single day. Agility describes Digit 5 as its first humanoid designed for cooperatively safe work at scale, close to people.

Daniel Diez, Chief Business Officer of Agility, said "Digit's uptime is the business case." He argued that the added hours improve both the value customers get and the economics of deploying a humanoid fleet.

Portland – October 15, 2026 -- Mueon Corporation has raised $65 million in a Series A round led by Maverick Silicon, lifting its total capital raised to more than $80 million as it moves its CubeletsTM modular compute architecture toward production readiness.

Intel Capital, Geodesic Alliances Fund, Oregon Venture Fund, M-Ventures, Wellington Capital, IQT and Defined also participated. The round follows a $15.5 million seed financing in 2025, when the Portland-based semiconductor systems company emerged from stealth.

Mueon targets up to 10X power and cost efficiency in the same rack footprint

The company says its architecture is designed to scale toward megawatt-class density as demand grows. CubeletsTM are modular, three-dimensional compute-and-memory building blocks. They shorten the physical distance data travels, which cuts the power cost of moving it, and avoid the sprawl of a traditional server rack.

Green Bay – October 15, 2026 -- RC Mowers will unveil a new autonomous commercial mower platform and an all-season accessory lineup for its remote-controlled slope mowers at Equip Expo Booth No. 7056 in Louisville, Kentucky, on Oct. 20-23.

Dealers and media get first look on Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon

The Wisconsin-based manufacturer will show the products during the Indoor Trade Show Dealer & Media Preview on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The solutions open to all Equip attendees at noon the same day.

Accessory lineup takes R-Series slope mowers beyond mowing for the first time

The company plans to expand the capabilities of its R-Series remote-controlled slope mowers. Contractors could use them to offer additional services, generate new revenue and keep equipment working through more of the year.

Cambridge, Mass. – October 15, 2026 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted a second Fast Track Designation to Marengo Therapeutics' invikafusp alfa, extending the drug's expedited status from one tumor type to all tumor mutational burden high (TMB-H) solid tumors regardless of tissue of origin.

The new designation covers unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic TMB-H solid tumors that have progressed after prior treatment, including immune checkpoint inhibition, and for which no satisfactory treatment options exist. Marengo believes invikafusp alfa is the first immuno-oncology T-cell agonist to receive Fast Track Designation in a biomarker-defined, tissue-agnostic indication.

Friendswood, Texas – October 15, 2026 -- Castle Biosciences (Nasdaq: CSTL) will release its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2026, after the close of market on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026.

Management hosts webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 5

Company management will discuss the results on a live webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time on the same day. A brief question-and-answer session will follow management's commentary.

Investors can access the webcast through the Investor Relations page of the company's website. The company asks participants to join at least 10 minutes before the start time. A replay will be available after the webcast concludes.

Bronx – October 15, 2026 -- Montefiore Einstein has unveiled a renovated labor and delivery suite at Jack D. Weiler Hospital, funded by a $9.68 million grant from the New York Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program.

The Weiler Mother Baby Unit, on the sixth floor at 1825 Eastchester Road, received a redesigned workflow and capital upgrades to its L&D rooms, maternal surgical suite, and triage and waiting areas. Five of six construction phases are complete. The final phase covers the last two L&D rooms and a back service elevator upgrade, and is planned for completion in early 2027. The work proceeded in phases with no interruption to patient care.

Anaheim – October 15, 2026 -- Crest Coating, Inc. has earned AS9100D certification from Amtivo after an eight-month effort to build a quality system to aerospace standards. The Southern California coating specialist can now pursue aerospace and defense work that commonly requires the credential.

Certification covers five coating processes

The certification applies to powder, Teflon, Xylan®, Halar® and BCS bakeware coatings. CEO Jeff Erickson said the certified work is backed by documented traceability, disciplined inspection and processes designed to catch problems before parts reach customers.